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Joe Biden said that American democracy proved to be “resilient” against Donald Trump’s “abuse of power” after the Electoral College confirmed him as the next president of the United States, further closing the door on unprecedented efforts to overturn. the results.
In his first widespread attack on Trump since the November election, Biden said in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, that the president and his allies “refused to respect the will of the people, refused to respect the rule of law, and they denied to honor our constitution. “
In his first widespread attack on Donald Trump since the November election, Joe Biden said that the president and his allies “refused to respect the will of the people, refused to respect the rule of law and refused to honor our constitution.” Read more: https://t.co/X8BUVylQPH pic.twitter.com/EXckpuPzTS
– RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 15, 2020
Biden was referring to a Republican lawsuit, supported by Trump, that sought to overturn the results in several key states, before it was unanimously rejected by the Supreme Court last Friday.
Biden praised voters for casting votes in record numbers despite fears of Covid-19 and “enormous political pressure, verbal abuse and even threats of physical violence” against those participating in the elections.
“The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And now we don’t know anything, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, that can extinguish that,” Biden said.
“Our democracy, driven, tested, threatened, proved to be resilient, true and strong.”
Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn the page” in the Trump era, and “unite and heal,” hours after prevailing over Republicans in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the American presidency. Read more: https://t.co/X8BUVylQPH pic.twitter.com/8rfKTBfqQ7
– RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 15, 2020
Biden said Trump has had a full opportunity to challenge the results in court and “in all cases no cause or evidence was found to reverse, challenge or dispute.”
As the Electoral College had formalized its victory just hours earlier, Biden told the bitterly divided country: “It is time to turn the page.”
“I am convinced that we can work together for the good of the nation,” he said.
Trump’s attorney general leaves
Trump continues to maintain that his victory was stolen, even if his lawyers have not persuaded a court that they have a case.
Yesterday, he announced that Attorney General Bill Barr, who contradicted his claims of fraud, would be leaving his post next week.
“Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family,” Trump tweeted.
The Electoral College vote, a formality that confirms the will of the voters expressed at the polls, is often ignored by all but political fans.
This year, the somewhat arcane procedure took center stage, as the US electoral system withstood weeks of attacks from the powerful president and much of his party.
Biden only needed 270 of the electoral college’s 538 votes, which are divided among the 50 states and was heading for a total of 306 to Trump’s 232.
The count was going on all day and when he arrived in California, the Democrat surpassed the minimum amount, making him officially president-elect thereafter.
California voters erupted in applause when the president read the tally.
Biden, former vice president of Barack Obama, will be sworn in as the 46th president on January 20.
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